Service station



Feb. 4, 1930.

T. D. DUNN, JR

SERVICE STATION Filed July 6. 1927 2 sheets-sheet 2 y Patented Feb. y4,I17930 '.'rHoicnirs n. 'niirirl JR., orV rrioMAsVILLE, croacia. t

' snnvrcn s'rnfrron Appuationma July. e, 1927. yserial Noraoasao.

` VStations for servicing automobiles and motork vehicles generallyrequlreample room for"entrance,exit and 'servicing Vof the maA chines.These conditions vare. essential and .l5 cannot be metfin a restrictedarea, hence the present invention yhas for its primary Vobject to devisean arrangemehtwhereby a service station may'V be advantageously operatedin restricted space` which heretofore vwas lideemed-to be impracticable.

5In accordance with the 1nvention,a"turn table is located upon therestrictedv space se- 'lectedlfor the station. f. VAnapproach connects Ythestreet with thevturntable."y When a stal 15 tion Adispenses motor`fuel'the tankor tanks Jcontaining the fuel, suchas gasoline, fare lo- Icated ini anyy convenienty position with refer-V f "enceto, theturntable and the dispensing :pumps aremounted vupon the turntable yand4 Z0-connected with thesourceofsupply to draw :the gasoline therefrom, a,valvel mechanism Vbeing provided toi/enable adesired brand Vof fueltothe selectedand Vdispensed when the station is equipped. to supplymore than one l brand ortype of fuel. Rotation of the turn- Y. tablereversesthe cars'and makes it possible forthern 5to leave the stationwithout ,the :necessityof backing or swinging in a large circle. f

specific c needs 'andf'frequirements-a the design maybe varied and otherchanges in the minor g details of constrfu'cti"on maybe resorted toHwithin thegscope of the invention as claimed, t;Without'departingfrom:the spirit thereof. .QFor a full understanding ofthe invention Figure 1 is a top plan view of a service station embodyingthe invention.

'y thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmentarysectional view I on the line y3--3 of Figure 2,looking `in the v l I usualor preferred construction and areprefldirection of the arrows.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in lthe followingldescription and desig- VVhile the' drawings illustrate 'a preferred jembodiment ofthe invention, itis to` be `un-v yderstoodthat in adaptingthe means tomeet andthe merits, thereof reference is to be hadv Figure2k is a vertical central sectional view nated in thel severalviews ofthedrawings by like referenceY characters, Y. V 1 The 'numeral .1designates a pitv and 2.a turntable mountedtherein with its top aboutHush with the surface of the Vspace selected 55 for the station. The'numeral 3 represents a y plurality ofpumpsmountedupon the turntable 2and adaptedto dispensethe mOlorfuel. The pumps 8 may be of the typegenerally provided for delivering gasoline at service stations.k Theturntable 2 is o f 'aldiaineter to carryl a plurality-'of motor vehiclesand -isv reached ,by a driveway leading.'from thelstreet or road. 'e 'Acircular track 4 is attached to theebottom side of the turntable`2 e5.

and engages groovedvrollers' mounted upon supports 6 attached vtothebottom ofy the-'pit Y y '1. The turntable'mayvbe rotated in anyldirection by :anydeterminate means and, for

rvconvenience, an electric motor 7 provided-70j anda train of gearingconnects the shaft-of the motor witha drive v pinion 8 whichis mesh,with an annular cog rack 9 secured to the bottom sideofl the turntableH2.. The supply of current to the motor 7 lmay. be con- 75 trolled inany convenient way,v usually byv means of 3; push button (notlshow/,nf.posil tionedso as to be readily accessible.

Y A' pipe 10 connects with each of the-pumps Y andincludes a flexiblecoupling 11.l The SQ pipes 10 connect` with a cluster 12.which iscentrally disposed beneath the turntable.

A pipe 13V connects with the cluster and *depends therefrom and connectswith avertical pipe 111 by meansof a Vuniversal,jointv15;;5 which issuitably packed to prevent .any .possible leakage and yet admit of thepipe 13 turning with the table 2.y The pipe lll Ais fiXed and connectswith afitting 16 Vto which the fuel tank (not shown) is conneetedbymeans In the event of the stationbeing equipped f to dispense `differentVbrands, of

motor'fuel, the kseveral fuel containers eonn'ectedjto-y thefitting:167h7 separate distributing pipes 17 and eachof the dsftlfbutf95 ing ypipes will be provided with an openand close'gvalve 18. Thevalves 18 may be of any Y l* erably so rrmnectedas to admit o ff onevalve a restricted space for servicing motor vehicles since a pluralityof machines may be driven upon the turntable and serviced, saidvmachines being turned about during the servicing by rotation of theturntable whereby they may be driven from the station without thenecessity of backing out, or manipulating so as toavoid other cars beingserviced. The supply tank may be conveniently positioned for filling andis usually stationary. rlfhe dispensing pump being mounted upon theturntable, is relatively movable and the pipe con necting the tank withthe pump includes a fixed part and a movable part, the two parts beingconnected by means of a universal oint which is suitably packed toprevent any possible leakage and yet admits of the movable part of thepipe rotating with the turntable. The

flexible couplings ll provide for Vvertical and lateral play of theturntable without imposing strain upon the distributing pipes. Clips 19,

` or other suitable fastening means, connect the pipes coupled to thecluster l2 to the turntable and sustain the strain, thereby relievingthe iiexible couplings l1 of stress and admitting of their allowing forplay of the turntable. The pumps 3 may be of any kind generally `usedfor dispensing gasoline at service stations. The numeral 2O representsoil dispensing means for-lubrication.- Thevinvention is applicable forstations for tire and battery service, or for any purpose catering tothe demands of the public. A trap door 2l is provided in the turntable 2for convenience of entrance to the pit l for any desired purpose. rlhevalve mechanism 18 `will be so disposed and the size of the pipe betweenthe same and the pumps such that but very little gasoline will stand inthe pipe above the valve, so that there will be no appreciable result ofdifference in quality of gasoline or cost of same when dispensingdifferent grades.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

l. A service station comprising a turntable adapted to receive andsupport the cars to be serviced, a distributing pipe leading from asource of supply of motor fuel, a dispensing pump mounted upon theturntable, and a connection between the dispensing pump and the`distributing pipe including a universal joint to provide for rotationof the turntable.

2. A service stationcomprising a turntable adapted to receive the carsto be serviced, a distributing pipe leading from a source of motor fuelsupply, a plurality of dispensing pumps mounted upon the turntable, andconnecting means between the dispensing pumps and the distributing pipeincluding a universal joint whereby provision is had for rotation of theturntable.

3. A service station comprising a turntable adapted to receive the carsto be serviced, a distributing pipe connected with the source of supplyof motor fuel, a plurality of dispensing pumps mounted upon theturntable, and pipes connecting the pumps with the distributing pipe andhaving connection with the latter by means of a universal joint, thepipes including a flexible coupling whereby provision is had for play ofthe turntable. j

4. A service station comprising a turntable adapted to receive the carsto be serviced, a -plurality of distributing pipes leading from asourceof supply of motor fuel,a dispensing pump mounted upon the turntable, apipe connection between Vthe dispensing .pump and the distributing pipe,and a valve mechanism for controlling communication between a selecteddistributing pipe and the pipe conn nected with thedispensing pumpwhereby a selected brand of motorfuel may be dispensed. 1

5. A service station comprising a turntable adapted to receive thecarsto be serviced, a plurality of distributing pipes each leading. from` asource of supply of motor fuel, a plurality of dispensing pumps mountedupon t-he turntable, a pipe connection between the pumps and thedistributing pipes including a universalv joint, and a valve mechanismfor establishing communication between any selected distributing pipeand the dispensing pump to admit of the dispensation of a particularbrand of motor fuel.4

6. A service station comprising a pit, a turntable at the top of thepit, means with-v in the pit below the turntable for rotating theturntable, a supply pipe .leading into the pit, a plurality ofdispenserscarried by the v turntable, a discharge pipe forthe supplypipe consisting of upper and lower sections connected by a universaljoint, pipe connections between the upper section of the discharge pipeand the several dispensers, all said connections being within the pit,and valve mechanism to establish flowfrom the supply pipe into thedischarge pipe.

in testimony whereof I ailix'my: signature.

THOMAS D. DUNN, JR. [Ls]

